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While the church claims the nuns are possessed and attempts violent exorcisms, Leonardo applies logic and forensics to find a rational cause. He eventually identifies the culprit as an ergot infection (a fungus often found on rye) that causes hallucinations and convulsions.

We see the beginning of a mutual respect (and occasional rivalry) between Leonardo and Giuliano Medici , as they both investigate the convent's horrors. Da_Vinci_s_Demons_1x03_Il_Prigioniero_ITA_ENG_D...

In the third episode of , titled " The Prisoner ," Leonardo da Vinci faces a classic clash between science and superstition when a convent of nuns appears to be suffering from "demonic possession". Episode Highlights While the church claims the nuns are possessed